Freeway T.S., Australia Walkabout Wildlife Park, Calga, NSW
S 33° 25.590 E 151° 13.260
56H E 334606 N 6300014
Not far from what is now called the Pacific Motorway, is this steel pillar with mast, vanes, and name plate. * There is COST for entry *
Official Code: TS10636
Waymark Code: WMTCFY
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 11/01/2016
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The "Sydney/Newcastle Freeway" (now Pacific Motorway) was built in the 1960s to avoid the horrendous bends of the Pacific Highway from Berowra to Gosford.
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visit link)
"Planning for the freeway began in 1952, with the aim of providing a high-speed replacement for a section of the Pacific Highway that had been built in 1925–30 which was struggling to cope with the increased traffic."
"April 1963 – Construction began on the 7 km section from the Hawkesbury River to Mount White. This was opened as a toll road in December 1965." (Which I remember, heading to Newcastle at least once a month from Wahroonga)
During this time this trig station would have been frequently used to make sure that the alignment of the Freeway/Tollway was correct, and not impinging on ecologically sensitive areas.
The steel trig station is now within the Australia Walkabout Wildlife Park, just off of the Pacific Motorway.
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visit link)
Entry for adults is $25 (yep, this Waymarker 'paid up')
$15.00 Child - aged 3 to 15 years
Family Discounts
$70.00 Family - 2 adults + 2 children
$10.00 Extra child - with $70 Family Pass
$20 Discount Tickets - must show ID Card
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1 Darkinjung Road, cnr Peats Ridge Road, Calga, NSW Australia 2250 • Phone (02) 43751100 •